The tree sits on Northshore Drive across from Hatch Street next to the city soccer fields. It signifies the city’s commitment to its Tree City designation. The city and Coldwater Board of Public Utilities (CBPU) budget funds to plant a number of trees around the city each year.

Along Northshore are a number of Ash trees which have been decimated in the region by ash borer infestation. Coldwater had effectively treated a number of tress around the municipal building and parks to combat the damage caused by the insect.